砖 (zhuān) — brick
Definition
noun
brick
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 砖。Zhè miàn qiáng shì yòng hóng zhuān qì de.This wall is built with red bricks.
- 砖？Yí kuài zhuān dà gài yǒu duō chóng?How heavy is a brick approximately?
- 砖，。Lǎo fáng zi dōu shì qīng zhuān gài de, hěn jiē shi.Old houses are all built with grey bricks, very sturdy.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 磚; 砖 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān磚zhuān
Same sound today
The traditional form 磚 uses 石 (rock) for the meaning and 專 for the sound; the simplified 砖 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the original part.
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